Another tough one!! The weather toyed with us all day today. Having woken to blue skies this morning we had high hopes that the forecast rain might pass us by.
A lovely first descent through the gorges of the Vercors was punctuated (literally) by jim’s record breaking 4 punctures due to a tear in his tyre. Jim now holds two unwanted records. The first is for the punctures. The other is for the amount of money spent on kit that has been wrecked on this trip. 4 tubes, one tyre and a pair of shorts following his stack on day 1. See the repairs in in the gorge below.
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Day 2 was always looking like a tough one so some really hot conditions and a nasty last minute diversion didn’t make life any easier.
It was all worth it though as this pic shows. Taken from the exhausting 900m climb into the Vercors national park the view is over Grenoble and into the Alps where the snow is visibly in full retreat.
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The Alps to Ardeche cycle ride is under way!!
105 km under the belt and we’ve sellted into our lovely apaprtment in fond de France. Jamie has served up a top-notch curry and everybody is feeling suitable well fed and pretty tired from the day’s riding.
We set off at 10am from Courchvel le Praz with a few day trippers in tow in glorious sunshine – see the pic below of us still looking fresh! Click here to read more »
It’s nearly time to head off – Janine has led the charge and is already at our gites in St Andre, taking a few days off and now helping new gites girl Emma M to settle in and keep the gardens under control! They’ve had some scorching weather already and the cover is off the swimming pool every day to soak up lots of that lovely sunshine. Click here to read more »
Jim is off to the cycle shop for a million energy bars, Annabel took a lesson in hydration and Adam’s knee is feeling decidedly wobbly – we must nearly be ready to start the Alps to Ardeche road cycle trip!
The last 10 days or so have seen a flurry of activity as the snow has finally released its icy grip on Courchevel and we have all realised that we’ve nearly run out of training time. Still, with some outstanding ski touring and spring climbing conditions we’re a bit embarrassed to announce that non-Alps-to-Ardeche-participant Matt has probably done more miles on his bike than anyone… Click here to read more »
With the summer fast approaching and the Evasion team still in the Alps we took advantage of some lovely spring weather to practice our climbing.
Here, Emma and Annabel discuss the best way to tackle a steep section at the Pralongan crag near Courchevel.
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Yesterday the team headed up the mountain from Le Praz for one last slide on the white stuff before we head back in dribs and drabs to the Ardeche.
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In spite of the rugged appeal, walking holidays in the Ardèche are not only for the tough and the brave. Trails are well maintained and a little spirit of adventure reaps massive rewards.
Our walking trips were recently featured on Frenchentree.com – the UK’s top website for the best of all things French.
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